Sexes

There Will Be Blood

The backlash to the man who founded the Museum of Menstruation raises the question: Is there a right way for men to talk about periods?

• Cari Romm
• October 23, 2015

The Invisible Women With Autism

Misdiagnosed and misunderstood, autistic women and girls frequently struggle to get the support they need.

• Apoorva Mandavilli
• October 22, 2015

Wikipedia's Hostility to Women

Some female editors have been the target of harassment from their male colleagues—and the gender bias has spilled over into the site’s content, too.

• Emma Paling
• October 21, 2015

The Scariest Thing About the Goosebumps Movie

R.L. Stine’s beloved children’s horror series cared equally about its boy and girl characters. The same can’t be said for the film adaptation.

• Lenika Cruz
• October 21, 2015

The Man Behind the Aborted-Fetus Signs

Eric Scheidler, who leads an activist group that displays graphic anti-abortion images, explains why he won’t back down from his controversial pro-life strategy.

• Ruth Graham
• October 16, 2015

How Doctors Take Women’s Pain Less Seriously

When my wife was struck by mysterious, debilitating symptoms, our trip to the ER revealed the sexism inherent in emergency treatment.

• Joe Fassler
• October 15, 2015

The Sexism of American Kitchen Design

Over the past century, things like countertop height and sink placement have been built around an idealized vision of a woman’s body.

• Rachel Z. Arndt
• October 14, 2015

During World War II, Sex Was a National-Security Threat

The government detained and quarantined so-called “patriotutes” to protect soldiers from sexually transmitted diseases.

• Cari Romm
• October 8, 2015

A GOP-Style Approach to Parental Leave

And why it fails.

• Andrea Flynn
• October 7, 2015

When Women Could Drink at 18, and Men at 21

Why Illinois had different drinking ages for different genders

• Olga Khazan
• October 6, 2015

'Primary' Caregiver Benefits Sound Gender-Neutral but Aren't

It’s time to get beyond the idea that a child has one parent who is more responsible than the other.

• Josh Levs
• October 1, 2015

Bill Nye Soothes Your Abortion Fears

• Olga Khazan
• September 29, 2015

Women on OKCupid Don't Seem to Think Their Jobs Are Much of a Selling Point

Men, by contrast, market themselves by brandishing their professional bonafides.

• Li Zhou
• September 28, 2015